eBay Chinese screen brace/support

[BigBugger]

Has anyone tried the Chinese screen supports advertised on eBay?
I was wondering if they were any good?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373007460070

 

[m1keyp]

They appear to be a close copy of these https://www.cymarcbikeparts.co.uk/gs--gsa-lc-adjustable-screen-strengthening-brackets-478-p.asp

Buy British :-0

 

[MIKE R]

Chinese copies £27.99 + possible/probable import and handling costs so unknown total cost, unknown quality and with no customer support

Cymarc £49.95 inc postage, no extra costs, guaranteed quality and brilliant customer service if needed

No brainer in my book if you want screen supports

All IMHO ofcourse

Mike

 

[hairysteve]

Got mine from Lithuania, cost £30 +£5 postage . Is good quality and fits well.

 

[Soggy]

Chinese copies £27.99 + possible/probable import and handling costs so unknown total cost, unknown quality and with no customer support

Cymarc £49.95 inc postage, no extra costs, guaranteed quality and brilliant customer service if needed

No brainer in my book if you want screen supports

All IMHO ofcourse

Mike

just fitted the cymarc brackets and what top quality they are, very nice smooth operation and no screen wobble so no complaints here

 

[pbbanks]

I bought some last summer from China like the ones shown. They're branded "savage" and are good quality.

 

[captaindan]

For the extra cash, my opinion is buy Cymarc.
Chinese is cheap fora reason, the backupandquality is WELL worth the extra.
D

 

[dogmaboy]

My idea,for what it is worth's buy from your country.You have a small business producing good products at a reasonable price.He does the design and making of the product himself and often asks on here for your views on what he is thinking of building.Where as the others are knocking of his designs,for a few bucks more help your local lad especially in times like this.Keep safe Dogma boy

 

[knutk]

They appear to be a close copy of these https://www.cymarcbikeparts.co.uk/gs--gsa-lc-adjustable-screen-strengthening-brackets-478-p.asp

Buy British :-0

+1

They leave the R&D to Western companies, then they blueprint the design and since they stole the design part, they are able to sell cheap and still maintain a good profit,

Buying the knockoffs is buying stolen goods... (well, kind of....)

 

[Mr Bean]

+1

They leave the R&D to Western companies, then they blueprint the design and since they stole the design part, they are able to sell cheap and still maintain a good profit,

Buying the knockoffs is buying stolen goods... (well, kind of....)

The number of times I read on here that it's all made in China and the cheap knock-off's come out of the same factories etc. as the originals

As I read it on here it must be true - as is the common parlance quoted on UKGSER.




Excluding Cymarc...

 

[GSian]

A lot of the stuff we get from big brands is made in China but it really depends upon who controls the QC and Standard operating practices. If these things aren't in place then quality will be sketchy. Some counties and brands are not as particular to what they sell as others. You can be sure the knock-off stuff will not go through the same check process in order to increase productivity and keep it cheaper.

I'd be concerned about a design that's been knocked-off. The standards used are less likely to preform long term in the same way as a controlled tolerance product. I agree that for some products it doesn't really matter. It's not all about the design, the long term consistency and attention to detail has to be considered.

 

[SBD]

It’s not only China. I was somewhat surprised to find an automotive component that I had designed, prototyped, project managed and launched for my then employer being supplied some years later by a direct competitor. The customer, an Oem, considered that they’d paid for the design and could place it with whomsoever they chose. It was a lot nearer than the Far East.

Atb
Simon

 

[GSian]

That’s plagiarism. The IP is your employers. If you could have proven and demonstrated it’s uniqueness they would have had to pay your employer for the right and lost potential sales. Regardless of if there’s a patent or not.

 

[SBD]

Depends who paid for it...

And whether you want to jeopardise your future business with a major customer by starting a fight.

Having been the head of an Advanced Engineering department for a tier 1 supplier for a number of years, my experience is that nobody wants to have the fight, the patents (there were none in this case) are more for bragging rights than for any real IP protection. The OEMs get what they want. I’m sure this all forms part of the general commercial to-ing & fro-ing.

 

[knutk]

Depends who paid for it...

And whether you want to jeopardise your future business with a major customer by starting a fight.

Having been the head of an Advanced Engineering department for a tier 1 supplier for a number of years, my experience is that nobody wants to have the fight, the patents (there were none in this case) are more for bragging rights than for any real IP protection. The OEMs get what they want. I’m sure this all forms part of the general commercial to-ing & fro-ing.

I guess that's the privilege that comes with paying the bills...

 

[Winjar]

You want out EU but want support China stolen idea, buy China is best way to kill your UK, so be free save a few euro but kill your country, I buy cymarc good stuff, and good man.

 

[Rowle]

Depends who paid for it...

And whether you want to jeopardise your future business with a major customer by starting a fight.

Having been the head of an Advanced Engineering department for a tier 1 supplier for a number of years, my experience is that nobody wants to have the fight, the patents (there were none in this case) are more for bragging rights than for any real IP protection. The OEMs get what they want. I’m sure this all forms part of the general commercial to-ing & fro-ing.

I also work for a bluechip company as development engineer and SBD is 100% correct. Patents are for bragging rights and no-one will or wants to fight about IP. - the Chinese know this and use it to its full.....

 

[GSian]

I also work for a bluechip company as development engineer and SBD is 100% correct. Patents are for bragging rights and no-one will or wants to fight about IP. - the Chinese know this and use it to its full.....

It's not the same in all industries, Fortunately. Some industries will protect their IP. Obviously not automotive and Blue chip, probably because these sectors move on quickly, as far as development goes. In textiles and some engineering areas for example, where there are still lots of traditional methods, new innovation is less frequent so they protect what they have.

 

[BDG]

Well sod Chinese copies even if they're a cheaper and possibly inferior. I've just ordered the Cymarc screen brace and the TFT anti theft guard.

I'm not in favour of Brexit, but I'll buy British or EU where I can. Plus I also avoid Amazon and buy local if it's possible. Rant over.